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Minimally Invasive Treatment for Thoracolumbar Burst Fracture Using Sagittal Alignment Screws and A Trauma Reduction Device
Published on: November 8, 2024
[Anterior decompression and reconstruction in the treatment of thoraco-lumbar burst fractures]
Chang Lu1, Fei Chen, Guo-hua Lü
1Department of Spine Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Objective:
To describe the clinic results and advantages of anterior decompression and reconstruction in the treatment of thoraco-lumbar burst fractures.
Methods:
Sixty-seven cases with the thoraco-lumbar fractures accompanied with the compression of the spinal cord were treated by anterior decompression and internal fixation. The Frankel impair scale of preoperation and postoperation was observed.
Results:
The follow-up was 30.1 month in average. All postoperation spinal alignments were good. No secondary kyphnosis occurred; in 95.4% of the patients, the Frankel score rose more than one degree.
Conclusion:
Anterior decompression is complete and anterior reconstruction is strong, and both are fit to spinal biomechanical characteristics.
